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Army Men: Sarge's Heroes is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by The 3DO Company for Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows. The player normally controls Sarge, a Sergeant in the Green Army and fights evil General Plastro and the members of the Tan Army. Both armies are named after the usual colours of toy army men. The game's storyline is somewhat dark, partly because of General Plastro's killings.

Army Men: Sarge's Heroes
Developer(s)The 3DO Company[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company[lower-alpha 2]
SeriesArmy Men
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: September 28, 1999[1]
  • EU: April 14, 2000
PlayStation
  • NA: February 23, 2000[2]
  • EU: August 17, 2000
Dreamcast
  • NA: October 30, 2000
  • EU: November 17, 2000
Windows
  • NA: 2000
  • EU: December 15, 2000
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay



Single-player


There are two modes for single player: Campaign and Boot Camp.


Campaign

Campaign is the main mode of Sarge's Heroes. The player plays as Sarge, the protagonist for many of the Army Men games. The player travels through several missions, completing objectives, killing enemies, destroying vehicles, and rescuing allied soldiers. The plot starts out as the Tan Army is invading the Green Army base. Sarge rescues Colonel Grimm and they evacuate the base in a helicopter. In the game, Sarge discovers portals that lead from the "plastic world" to the "real world". The Tan Army is getting "Weapons of Mass Destruction" from the "real world" (toys and ordinary objects, e.g. magnifying glass). Throughout the game, Sarge rescues commandos of his own unit, Bravo Company. Sometimes they are in Tan bases, and other times he has to go through portals and save them from the "real world". To avoid the destruction of the Green Army, Sarge must destroy the portals and stop Plastro.


Boot Camp

Boot Camp is a training level in which the player learns the controls. Boot Camp consists of training areas for all weapons, an obstacle course, and a "live fire course" in which Sarge is shot at.


Dreamcast Version

The Dreamcast version contains differences from the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 (the Dreamcast version is actually the N64 version with enhanced graphics, voice acting and music) and Windows versions. It was developed instead by Saffire and published by Midway. By entering the cheat "SFFRMV" in the Dreamcast version the player can view a short "Making Of" film. It also contains a plethora of extra characters such as a fluffy pink bunny, a little girl, a skeleton as well as the faces of many of the game's developers.


Multiplayer


In 2-4 player multiplayer (only 2 players in the PlayStation and PC), players choose their character, faction, and difficulty. Players then select a map. The players fight each other until the number of preset required kills to win is reached.


Reception


The Dreamcast version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6] Chris Kramer of NextGen said of the Nintendo 64 version in its December 1999 issue, "The camera and control will probably make you throw down the controller in disgust every now and then, but if you can get past that, Army Men delivers some fun."[26] Thirteen issues later, however, John Gaudiosi said of the former console version, "Nowhere near as fun as its nearest competitor, Toy Commander, this is the only other option for anyone looking for some miniature warfare. At best, it's worth a rental."[25] Scary Larry of GamePro said of the latter console version in its September 1999 issue, "With a better control set, Sarge's Heroes could have been a four-star game instead of the career colonel it turns out to be. War is hell. Sarge's Heroes is heck."[29][lower-alpha 4] Eight issues later, Jake the Snake said of the PlayStation version, "In the end, Sarge's Heroes is a decent shooter that relies on a cute premise."[30][lower-alpha 5]


Notes


  1. Ported to Dreamcast by Saffire.
  2. Dreamcast version published by Midway Games. PC version published in North America by GT Interactive.
  3. Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Nintendo 64 version each a score of 5/10, 6/10, 4.5/10, and 3/10.
  4. GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version three 4/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 3/5 for control.
  5. GamePro gave the PlayStation version 3.5/5 for graphics, sound, control, and fun factor.

References


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  19. Fielder, Joe (October 13, 1999). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes Review (N64)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on March 4, 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  20. Fielder, Joe (March 13, 2000). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes Review (PS)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  21. Chau, Anthony (November 14, 2000). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (DC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  22. Austin, Dean (October 15, 1999). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (N64)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  23. Perry, Douglass C. (March 8, 2000). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  24. Bickham, Jess (Christmas 1999). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes". N64 Magazine. No. 36. Future Publishing. p. 81. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  25. Gaudiosi, John (January 2001). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (DC)". NextGen. No. 73. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  26. Kramer, Chris (December 1999). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (N64)". NextGen. No. 60. Imagine Media. p. 107. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
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  28. Rybicki, Joe (May 2000). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 93. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  29. Scary Larry (September 1999). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (N64)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 132. IDG. p. 144. Archived from the original on November 13, 2004. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  30. Jake the Snake (May 2000). "Army Men: Sarge's Heroes (PS)" (PDF). GamePro. No. 140. IDG. p. 90. Retrieved June 4, 2022.




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